Death Is Called Engelchen

Name: Death Is Called Engelchen
Genre: Drama, Historic, War
Released: 2022-04-29
Cast: Jan Kačer, Eva Poláková, Martin Růžek, Blažena Holišová, Pavel Bártl

The film adaptation of Ladislav Mňaček's novel of the same name about a fierce fight to the death in the last days of the war.

Smrt si říká Engelchen

Czechoslovakia 1963

Czech

129 min.

12+

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About

Set at the end of World War II, young partisan Pavel (Jan Kačer) is seriously injured. While lying in hospital, he thinks back over the preceding months of drama and turmoil. Kačer offers a convincing performance, adding dimensions of self-doubt and guilt to the ostensibly heroic fighter. Much of Pavel’s guilt stems from the fact that a SS unit headed by Nazi officer Engelchen has liquidated the inhabitants of two mountain villages for helping partisan forces. The film explores a number of complex moral questions, not just through the eyes of Pavel, but also through his love interest Marta (Eva Poláková).

Credits

Director: Elmar Klos, Ján Kadár

Based on: Ladislav Mňačko

Screenplay: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos

Cinematography: Rudolf Milič

Music: Zdeněk Liška

Sound: František Černý

Editing: Jaromír Janáček

Production Design: Boris Moravec

Producer: Josef Ouzký

Costumes: Lída Novotná

Cast: Jan Kačer, Eva Poláková, Martin Růžek, Blažena Holišová, Pavel Bártl, Ezard Haußmann, Otto Lackovič, Vlado Müller